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I thought nice machining work on the collars too.I've not tried BOGE dampers on a bike but they have very good reputation and capability in car products.
They look well, subtle colours and not the obligatory chrome finish
The problem with repainting shocks is that not matter how careful you are it's never strong enough to withstand the adjusting process, the paint on the top of the lugs gets rubbed off as soon as you move the collars, then sometimes just the collar moving can rub the paint off underneath it, the springs can touch the body when they compress and that rubs paint off, they look great until you use them. Makes me mad as hell, all that work, all that time and they look worse than they did before within a few months, not to mention scratching the paint with the spring compressors, Jesus my blood pressure is going up just thinking about it. Calming down now, they look really nice, and the collars are really well made. Well done.
Black plastic tubing of the type used to keep golf clubs from rattling together, fitted perfectly over the body of my Commando rear shocks.Prevents the springs from damaging the paint.If your shockers adjust with a C spanner, then just lag it with a bit of cardboard before preloading the springs.Hope that helps.Skoti
How you got critical from my post I have no idea. It was meant to show how annoying it was to do all that work only to find it looking so bad within a short time. I’ll refrain from trying to help in future.
Crapped all over? I commented that it looked like it maybe hadn’t taken, you hadn’t explained you were using a home brew kit and the results were very different to the results we get in the Uk with better kits. You’d prefer not knowing? Fine. As for the damper post, it was a comment on my experience on a using rattle can finish on damper bodies, more of a rant on how frustrating it is to see so much work turn out to be so disappointing. Maybe that helps someone helps to avoid the same mistake. But hey if you’re so sensitive that any comments not amounting to a pat in the back is unwelcome then that’s fine. I’ve said I won’t post anymore, even if at some point in the future you really do need some help or advise.
In defence of Ken yes sometimes he might be a little direct if he sees things that are not correct but at least he goes on to say why. He does not say stuff like "I've never had that problem" and offer no solution.I'm a grown man not a Snowflake so I accept his comments as they are based on solid experience of the 500 models. There is not a bad bone in his body imho when he posts replies.I have PM'd him many times when I have had issues on my 500 build progresses receiving positive helpful replies fully explaining any ancillary questions I ask.I for one did not want Ken to leave when he was having issues I am very grateful that he listened to other members and stayed.This sohc forum is a fantastic site made up of a very diverse & experienced members we should allow for any individual idiosyncrasis.
Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on February 03, 2024, 10:50:05 AMIn defence of Ken yes sometimes he might be a little direct if he sees things that are not correct but at least he goes on to say why. He does not say stuff like "I've never had that problem" and offer no solution.I'm a grown man not a Snowflake so I accept his comments as they are based on solid experience of the 500 models. There is not a bad bone in his body imho when he posts replies.I have PM'd him many times when I have had issues on my 500 build progresses receiving positive helpful replies fully explaining any ancillary questions I ask.I for one did not want Ken to leave when he was having issues I am very grateful that he listened to other members and stayed.This sohc forum is a fantastic site made up of a very diverse & experienced members we should allow for any individual idiosyncrasis. Would you care to expand on the "I'm a grown man not a snowflake "